This meant the decor was wintry - sleigh bell music and a catwalk bisected by two cellophane-walled vitrines full of billowing fake snow - and the clothes were old-school alpine in inspiration.

From the ski-boot style leather platform boots to the tight fitting, salopette-reminiscent panelled leggings or the pencil-quilted leather jackets, the look was sleek and close fitting.

There were several thigh-skimming mini-skirts with eye-catchingly positioned zips and decoratively high collars that were strictly apres-ski only, and plenty of more forgivingly cut - yet breath-takingly tight - long ribbed knit jersey dresses, or Lacoste-logo jumpers and clean, white leather dresses.

There was also a highly magnified tri-colour tweed print used in cloche hats and trouser suits, and a final black leather minidress with floating, detached sleeves.

This is Felipe Oliviera Baptista's second catwalk collection for Lacoste and backstage, after the show, he said: "I found these amazing knits in the archives, and there were some photos of René Lacoste and the family in the thirties in tweeds so I remixed that - but I made it all for today.

"They are clothes that you can live in but have a great fit and a great look as well: empowering clothes."

This was a solid collection executed as smoothly as a faultless glide down a black run. The only blip was when one of those snow-filled vitrines punctured, leaking fluffy white wisps all over a remarkably tolerant front-row.